I've been involved in several projects with SQL Server on Windows and Java on Linux. The reason for choosing SQL Server is because that is the tool(+ Oracle) most DB administrators are familiar with.
If I could, I would choose PostgreSQL every time. But my clients do not have a person who is willing to learn to use Linux and PostgreSQL. Even fancy things like ultra fast backups with ZFS snapshots and PostgreSQL doesn't sell.
Anyway, working with SQL Server is fine, it's solid DB. But Microsoft should really invest time in a proper CLI tool that work on Linux.
If I could, I would choose PostgreSQL every time. But my clients do not have a person who is willing to learn to use Linux and PostgreSQL. Even fancy things like ultra fast backups with ZFS snapshots and PostgreSQL doesn't sell.
Anyway, working with SQL Server is fine, it's solid DB. But Microsoft should really invest time in a proper CLI tool that work on Linux.